Jeanette Jones

Jeanette graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2004 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration. With a major in Finance and minor in Accounting, she was able to land a one-year internship at Lockheed Martin Information Systems. She also substituted from time-to-time within the Orange County Public Schools system. In addition, she volunteered throughout undergrad at Dr. NE Roberts Elementary (Polk County, Fl) in the kindergarten unit. Upon the completion of her studies at UCF Jeanette decided to go straight into her graduate level studies. She attended the Keller Graduate School of Management (part of Devry University) and studied health service management and information systems. She completed her graduate studies in 2006 with a M.B.A in Health Services and Information Systems. Because she enjoyed her volunteering experiences with teachers and also substituting, Jeanette decided to become an educator.

In the fall of 2006, Jeanette went to work for Orange County Public Schools as an Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher at Dr. Phillips High School. She has taught ninth-twelfth grade students during this time. Her teaching experience lies in teaching and counseling students with learning disabilities in health, technology and leadership. Because of her vast computer knowledge and duty to help students with disabilities pursue postsecondary opportunities, she took on the role as Program Director for High School-High Tech at DPHS. This course was designed to teacher leadership and to help students become well rounded individuals academically, on the job, and within the community. She enforces soft-skills and leadership skills training. She also teaches adversity training, team building, career assessment, and college readiness skills training as well. She believes whole-hearted in continued education and as a result she has become certified in many different areas during her educational journey: Athletic Coaching, CPR Training, HIV Prevention, 504 & IEP writing training to name a few.

Jeanette believes greatly in the power of motivational teaching and guiding students to success. Because of her love to help other and give back, she took on the role as the teen parenting liaison in 2009 and she still continues to work with them. Because of her hard-work and dedication to the students and school, she was named North Campus teacher of the year in 2011-12. She was also placed as the leader of her professional learning committee in during that year as well. In 2015, Jeanette decided she wanted to take on more leadership within the educational setting and was moved up into an instructional support role at DPHS high school. This gave her the opportunity to work more with administration and the guidance department in educating students and also parents on the importance of high school and reaching their post-secondary needs. She understands the different paths ALL students need in order to reach their dream.

Outside of the classroom, Jeanette has taken on the roles of being the Varsity Basketball and Flag Football Assistant Coach (2010-present). Under the leadership of her husband, Head Coach Anthony Jones, she was assigned the role of basketball and flag football academic support and operations manager. She is responsibilities range from website design, fundraisers, concessions, to academic tracking-counseling and mentorship. With her “Believe in Yourself Mental Model”, she has helped approximately: 20 young ladies receive sport scholarships to continue playing at the next level; 10 students with disabilities receive the Bridges to Success Scholarship for FREE tuition at Valencia College; many students receive academic scholarships, and 99% of all her students and studentathletes transition to a post-secondary opportunity.

Jeanette’s passion has always been helping others find their purpose. With her “Yes You Can” attitude and passion for changing the lives of all the students, athletes, and mentees she works with, she strives to be the best example, mentor, and life coach possible. God has blessed Jeanette and her husband Anthony with the vision of The Coach’s Assistant which has now developed into the SWEAT Shop. Both Jeanette and Anthony strive to be good examples for others but most importantly our youth.

Anthony Jones

Anthony Jones, better known today as Coach Jones, grew up in South Florida playing several sports, baseball, basketball, flag football, and football. In high school, he focused on baseball and basketball and lettered in both sports. Upon the completion of high school, Anthony attended the University of Florida. He was heavily involved in flag football, his fraternity, and academics. He graduated from UF with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Recreation and Programming. Right after graduation, Anthony was hired at Dr. Phillips High School (Orange County, Fl.) as an ESOL English teacher and was named the Assistant Varsity Boys basketball coach. He also volunteered his time in coaching the boys and girls DPHS step team. By his second year at DPHS, Coach Jones was not only coaching and volunteering for basketball and step, but he was also named North Campus teacher of the year and the Varsity Girls Flag Football head coach. He worked very hard in his sports positions creating plays, recording stats, building relationships with parents, and mentoring his players. By the fall of 2008 Coach Jones was name DPHS Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach as well. Since he has taken over the program he has won over 150+ games and has lead his team to 3 consecutive 6A/8A State Championship titles (2011-2013) and 2 national high school titles through ESPN RISE Tournaments of champions(2011, 2013).

Coach Jones not only built strong athletic programs in basketball, but he has also built a successful Flag Football program as well. Coach Jones has coached the Varsity Girls Flag Football Team for the past 15 years, and has accumulated over 150+ wins in this sport as well. According to the FHSAA, he is 2nd in the state of Florida for the most playoff wins. Under his leadership the Varsity Girls Flag football teams have advanced to playoff seeding 11 times and have won one State Championship title in 2011. This was during the time of only one classification within the sport. Coach Jones prides himself on building not only strong athletes but also students in the classroom. Through coaching he has helped many student athletes continue their dream of playing collegiate sports but most importantly continuing their education pass high school. He has helped approximately 20 young ladies receive sport scholarships to continue playing at the next level and ALL his student athletes have went to college. Coach Jones believes strongly in the power of a good education and he teaches his students, athletes, and mentees that success does not come without hard-work.

Anthony’s extensive background and experiences has lead to much coaching success and numerous awards such as being named Coach of the Year by numerous organizations such as: The National Federation of High School Sports and Central Florida Sports Commission. However his most enjoyable moment was winning the High School National Invitational with his team. With his winning attitude, background, education, and experience, Coach Jones has developed a passion for sports and changing the lives of student-athletes of all ages. God has blessed Anthony and his wife Jeanette, together share a vision to help mentor and coach our youth; as a result they create the SWEAT SHOP. They both strive to be good examples for others but most importantly today’s youth.